Lot 410
  • 410

Kees van Dongen

Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Kees van Dongen
  • PORTRAIT DE LA COMTESSE ANATOLE DE BRÉMOND D'ARS
  • Signed Van Dongen (upper right)
  • Oil on canvas
  • 25 1/4 by 19 3/4 in.
  • 64.3 by 50.3 cm

Provenance

Comtesse Anatole de Brémond d'Ars (acquired from the artist)
Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Paris
Sale: Sotheby's, London, March 30, 1988, lot 210
Sale: Christie's, New York, November 7, 2001, lot 186
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Charpentier, Kees van Dongen. Oeuvres de 1890 à 1948, 1949, no. 169

Condition

Canvas is unlined. Surface is slightly dirty, especially in areas of thicker pigment. Under UV light: no inpainting is apparent. Overall work is in very good condition.
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